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Wingstop

Guidance from Wingstop’s last 8 earnings releases. Every value links to its sentence in the filing. See something wrong? Tell us.
Current guidance
9 items
Releases tracked
8
Latest release
Jul 23, 2026
Data checked
Jul 23, 2026
On this page:Latest changes·Current guidance·Your sector group·History

What changed in the Jul 23, 2026 release

Each item compared with the same item in the previous release (Apr 28, 2026). Values in quotation marks are the company’s words.

New — first stated in this releaseRaised / Lowered / Narrowed / Widened — changed from the prior releaseRevised — wording changed, direction not determinableChanged — value changed; the comparison couldn’t be parsed to a directionReiterated — restated unchangedNot restated — stated before, absent nowRaised and lowered describe the number, not whether the change is favorable.
ChangeMetricPeriodPreviousNowSource
RaisedDepreciation and amortizationfor FY2026“approximately $30 million”“approximately $33 million”Filing ↗
NewDomestic same store sales growthfor FY2026—“A decline of 4% to 6%”Filing ↗
LoweredSG&Afor FY2026“$146 - $149 million”“$140 - $143 million”Filing ↗
LoweredStock-based compensation expensefor FY2026“approximately $28 million”“approximately $24 million”Filing ↗
ReiteratedGlobal unit growth ratefor FY2026“15% to 16%”“15% to 16%”Filing ↗
ReiteratedInterest expense, netfor FY2026“approximately $43 million”“approximately $43 million”Filing ↗
Show 2 items not restated in this release
ChangeMetricPeriodPreviousNowSource
Not restatedRestructuring charges (included in SG&A)for FY2026“$3 million”—Filing ↗
Not restatedLong-term restaurant count visionfor the long term“more than 10,000 restaurants globally”—Filing ↗

Current guidance

Guidance for periods that have not yet ended, at its most recent value, grouped by horizon.

Current fiscal year
MetricCurrent valuePeriodMeasureFirst statedTimes statedSource
Depreciation and amortization“approximately $33 million”for FY2026GAAP-tiedFeb 17, 20263Filing ↗
Domestic same store sales growth“A decline of 4% to 6%”for FY2026Company-definedJul 23, 20261Filing ↗
Global unit growth rate“15% to 16%”for FY2026Company-definedFeb 17, 20263Filing ↗
Interest expense, net“approximately $43 million”for FY2026Company-definedFeb 17, 20263Filing ↗
Restructuring charges (included in SG&A)“$3 million”for FY2026Company-definedFeb 17, 20262Filing ↗
SG&A“$140 - $143 million”for FY2026Company-definedFeb 17, 20263Filing ↗
Stock-based compensation expense“approximately $24 million”for FY2026Company-definedFeb 17, 20263Filing ↗
Long term
MetricCurrent valuePeriodMeasureFirst statedTimes statedSource
Long-term restaurant count vision“more than 10,000 restaurants globally”for the long termCompany-definedFeb 17, 20261Filing ↗
Long-term vision“top 10 global restaurant brand”for the long termCompany-definedNov 3, 20251Filing ↗
No period stated
MetricCurrent valuePeriodMeasureFirst statedTimes statedSource
Quarterly dividend“$0.33 per share of common stock”—Declared actionJul 29, 20252Filing ↗
Share repurchase program“up to an additional $300.0 million”—Declared actionApr 28, 20261Filing ↗
Share repurchase program authorization“up to an additional $500.0 million”—Declared actionFeb 18, 20251Filing ↗

How one item moved

Interest expense, net, for FY2025 — every statement across the year, each linked to its filing.

Feb 18, 2025
New
“approximately $46 million”
Apr 29, 2025
Lowered
“approximately $40 million”
Jul 29, 2025
Lowered
“approximately $39 million”
Nov 3, 2025
Lowered
“approximately $37.5 million”

How your Restaurants sector group guides

11 companies in Restaurants. What they guide on, and who reported this season.

Most-guided metric families
Unit openings
10
Buybacks
8
Revenue
7
Dividends
7
Capex
5
Comparable sales
4
Adjusted EBITDA
4
Same-store sales
3
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Full history

Every metric, every release, eight quarters — the complete record as one table.

MetricFY2026FY2025FY2024Long-termNo period
Depreciation and amortization3 statements4 statements1 statement——
Domestic same store sales growth1 statement3 statements1 statement——
Global net new units—1 statement1 statement——
Global unit growth rate3 statements3 statements———
Interest expense, net3 statements4 statements———
The full record for Wingstop and its Restaurants peers, delivered as a Peer Guidance Briefing — PDF and Excel, every value linked to its filing.

Filings

The 8 earnings releases this page is built from.

FiledFiscal periodAccessionGuidance items
Jul 23, 2026FY2026 Q20001628280-26-0504017Open filing ↗
Apr 28, 2026FY2026 Q10001636222-26-0000157Open filing ↗
Feb 17, 2026FY2025 Q40001636222-26-0000067Open filing ↗
Nov 3, 2025FY2025 Q30001636222-25-0001079Open filing ↗
Jul 29, 2025FY2025 Q20001636222-25-0000978Open filing ↗
Apr 29, 2025FY2025 Q10001636222-25-0000567Open filing ↗
Feb 18, 2025FY2024 Q40001636222-25-0000047Open filing ↗
Oct 29, 2024FY2024 Q30001636222-24-0001305Open filing ↗
Values in quotation marks are the company’s words; the classification and filing links are HighGravityData’s. HighGravityData does not score or rank companies or give investment advice.
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